Honda quality-control sucks...

[raikonnen]

never thought honda ganyan..
had 2 civics thank God wala ganyan
i thought honda has the best QC here in the Phil
keep us updated bro

goodluck!!!

[federal]

Dude.. bought an accord last september... a month after i encountered this problem na as described by the ahente... "sakit ng accord"

Driver side tint has deep scratches... apparently caused my overtightened weather strips on both driver and passenger side. They will repair it daw and replace tint ASAP. Kaiinis.

[BlueBimmer]

nasa news na!

SPY BIZ By S.A. Maguire
The Philippine Star 11/08/2005

Carless and unhappy

A customer is unhappy over his purchase from the Tarlac City dealer of a brand new car touted as THE most fuel-efficient in the world today. Even while at the dealer, he already noticed the car’s skewed rear emblem but he didn’t give it much thought and simply had it fixed right there and then. Other more serious problems surfaced a few days later, like the off-center steering wheel, water entering through the roof and soaking the rear seat, creaking and ticking noises from the right rear passenger step board, bubbles on the windshield tint, non-functional cigarette lighter port and brake lines improperly clipped to the body. The customer immediately brought it back to the dealer demanding a replacement, but he was given the usual line that the company policy is not to replace but only repair. The repairs only worsened the defects, so now the reader is saddled with a car he could not use because aside from the fact that it is always raining, he is afraid to risk driving around the city in a car whose steering wheel veers at a very awkward right angle. Numerous letters and documents have been sent to the manufacturing company president, but his efforts seem to be in vain. Now he couldn’t help but wonder if he would have been better off with another car manufacturer. Or maybe the fact that the car model he bought was a CKD (completely knocked down) unit assembled in the Philippines, not a CBU (completely built up) unit from another country is a big part of the problem.

[katsudon_ph]

yan ba yung sa iyo *psylocke?

[zechs]

di ko pa nababasa ito ah. siguro ngayon HCPI would hear his demands na...

[Pro Staff]

yan ba yung sa iyo *psylocke?

based doon sa details of defects presented in the article, un kay psylocke nga ata un kotse

sana maayos at magawan na ng paraan ng honda, kakarelease pa naman ng bago nilang model ng city at sayang naman kung maaapektuhan ng ganitong problemang kaya naman nilang solusyunan.

psylocke, ano na nga pala latest sa oto mo?

[woulfe27]

nasa philippine star na yata yng istorya hehe

[mazdamazda]

That's easy to say when it's not your money...

Except for your leaking roof problem, my Rav4 experienced more SERIOUS problems (but all of which was addressed through the warranty-covered repairs)... these include the replacement of shock absorbers, misaligned steering, rotor discs, etc...

[Psylocke]

It's my City.

Honda advertises at the Star so City was not indicated.

Useless actually... :down:

[boybi]

Psylocke, how did your complaint got published in the Star? did you approached them? or they just got it here from Tsikot?

[Psylocke]

Psylocke, how did your complaint got published in the Star? did you approached them? or they just got it here from Tsikot?

I emailed them...

[BlueBimmer]

ok pala star e, very accomodating ha

[boybi]

buti they published your email kahit unverified yan on their part.

[Psylocke]

buti they published your email kahit unverified yan on their part.

Because they played it safe by not indicating "honda city"...

So in the end its useless

[Alpha_One]

Because they played it safe by not indicating "honda city"...

So in the end its useless

The keyword is "unverified".

I understand how you feel about the car, but we have to be fair on the part of The Philippine Star. If it just came from the e-mail, it's no real proof that it actually happened (in the same way that you don't have someone from Nigeria needing help). In case the report turned out to be false and they mentioned Honda, here comes the libel suit.

They played it safe, but they could have just been fair about it.

[boybi]

oo nga ano, pati brand na Honda hindi na-mention. and mali din yung pagkakadescribe nila sa city mo as "THE most fuel-efficient in the world today". baka isipin ng mga tao Jazz yung car mo. pero parang hint na rin ito na Honda nga ang car mo.

[empy]

i agree, it's useless and lazy journalism on the part of this SA Maguire person...

they should have contacted psylocke to get all the facts straight, given Honda a chance to present their side, and written an article that is complete and fact-based. then maybe psylocke could have had a full hearing, and (in fairness) Honda could also have a chance to respond.

this one looks like one of those showbiz chismis articles that sometimes border on outright slander.

[basti08]

wanep talaga media dito!!! ;p

[number001]

This form of reporting is actually the modus operandi of Philippine Daily Star's "gossip" columnist (in the Business Section) such as SA Maguire and Margaret Jao Grey both who have received lawsuits (for slander and libel) or received warnings from the lawyers representing those being "suggested" or "insinuated" in their blind column or "gossip" columns.

*psylocke
Try writing to Boo Chanco (whose article is available on Wed. at the Business section - " Supply and Demand" column) . He had no qualms mentioning "Honda Jazz" in his article a few months ago regarding his friend's car which constantly wont start at all.

[katsudon_ph]

Isumbong mo kay tulfo na yan..